It's sounds like they are implying a specific element that the intended reader of the comment should know, but I can't, for the life of me, figure out what they mean by that. Chinese culture, from my very limited understanding of it as a very westernized ABC, certainly isn't lacking in any fundamental aspect that I could even conceive an ignorant and racist person believing. Surely, even the most chavanistic Europeans of centuries past could see the incredible culture of one of the world's oldest civilizations. Is this person somehow even more ignorant than them? Incredible

[–] AntiOutsideAktion@hexbear.net 14 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Freedom president-parrot-patriotic

[–] 7bicycles@hexbear.net 17 points 7 hours ago

Surely, even the most chavanistic Europeans of centuries past could see the incredible culture of one of the world's oldest civilizations. Is this person somehow even more ignorant than them? Incredible

I think you can be so chauvinistic as to do that but I think the answer for lindyman specifically isn't even that, he's just a dunce. Walked through china, saw chinese culture and he can recognize it as such but crucially it's mired and has its groundworks in very different cultural axioms and preferences, which makes the end result feel like 20% off. Then you just have to be chauvinistic enough to go "well this doesn't speak to me, default type person" and voila

[–] Xiisadaddy@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 8 hours ago

I think they might be talking about Jesus/Christianity. A lot of western civilization enjoyers think anything that isn't based in their religion is doomed to fail.